The workshop, scheduled for June 28, 2016, will include keynote talks and panel discussions that explore the potential future of AI and AI applications, the emerging technical means for constructing safe and secure systems, how safety might be assured, and making progress on the challenges of AI safety and control. Joined by three colleagues from other universities, Littman will serve on the "AI algorithms, explanations, evaluations" panel.

The invitation to speak follows more than a year of interviews that Michael has given to sources as diverse as MSN, Business Insider, and the Libertarian Republicon the risks and benefits of AI and efforts to ensure that just like any other technology, it behaves in ways that are consistent with the intent of the people deploying it.